at rice university. and jonathan capeheart, opinion writer for the "washington post" and an msnbc contributor. thank you for joining me tonight. >>> president obama is way more in the mainstream than opponents try to paint him, don't you think? >> oh, without a question. i find him to be a very sen tryst president in many ways. and, look, that inauguration, i thought, it was just an incredible speech. i mean, no, it was not, you know, f.d.r. in the middle of the depression with nothing to fear but fear ilts or lincoln's second inaugural in the civil war. but it's one of the three, four, five, top second inaugurals in u.s. history. it was martin luther king day. he focused on social justice. seneca falls isn't left wing or radical. it's the women's right to vote. that's the majority of americans. it's a way to pay homage. and so i thought it was just an empowering speech and a very inclusive. >> and, as i sat there, doug, listening to him, and then i heard some of the analysis later -- maybe i'm wrong, but i wanted your opinion as a historian before i go to jonathan. i thought he w
